It’s an amazing film Maurice, at every level. The bell raising scene is one of the great feats of cinema.
I’ve not read a lot on that period but just finished a brilliant book on Russia in the 19th century called ‘The Shadow Of The Winter Place’, by Edward Crankshaw, which gives you a great insight into Russian conditions.
Yea, one of Tarkovsky’s best. The Mirror is fantastic too.
Tarkovsky was a master… the Bergman influence in his work at that point was fairly pronounced, but he carved some original paths of his own. Genius.
I think my favorite scene in Andrei Rublev has to be the Jester Scene toward the beginning of the film. I have never seen anything like that in a film before and after watching the entire film it had become one of my favorite films.
^ ^ ^ ^ Correction: It’s “The Shadow of the Winter Palace” in case someone is interested.
which version did u guys watch? i got the Artificial Eyes 185min. and i just ordered the Criterion Collection 205min. so that i’ll have that comfort in knowing that i have the option of viewing both version.so the question is which version of Andrei Rublev should i watch first? Does it matter at all???
sorry double post…
Maurice Gianesin
I watched Andrei Rublev this afternoon. What an epic!!! To say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement. This is one of the denseses, most opaque films I have seen in a long time. To say the dark ages were grim in Europe pales to the quality of life in Russia at the time. I liked the film. I’m still trying to get over the first showing. I will see the film again after doing a little research on Russian history.
To any of you who are especially interested in the historical time of this film, I highly reccomend a showing.